Dunbar Cannery
Oyster shuckers in Dunbar Cannery. Location: Dunbar, Louisiana. Mar. 1911.
Tool--Butcher Knife
George Goodell, and butcher knife used by many children. Location: Eastport, Maine. August 1911.
Hulling Station
Another general view of the "hulling" station of A. J. Johnson at Seaford, Del. Location: Seaford, Delaware. May 1910.
Tending the Baby
Four-year-old Mary Davis, tending the sick baby when not working. Location: Dunbar, Louisiana. March 1911.
Alabama Canning Company
Little Nettie [?], a regular oyster-shucker in Alabama Canning Co. She speaks no English. Note the condition of her shoes, caused by standing on the rough shells so much, a common sight. Location: Bayou La Batre, Alabama. Feb. 1911.
Working the Capping Machine
Daisy Langford, 8 yrs. old works in Ross' canneries. She helps at the capping machine, but is not able to "keep up." She places caps on the cans at the rate of about 40 per minute working full time. This is her first season in the cannery. Location: Seaford, Delaware. June 1910.
Sardine Canneries
Shows the way they cut the fish in sardine canneries. Large, sharp knives are used, with a cutting and sometimes a chopping motion. The slippery floors and benches, and careless bumping into each other increase the liability to accident. "The salt gits in the cuts an' they ache." Location: Eastport, Maine. Aug. 1911.
Shrimp Pickers
A group of shrimp pickers in Peerless Oyster Co., working during the short noon recess. Many workers, including the children, utilize part of the lunch time this way, when there is a lunch time allowed. In many canneries, they snatch their lunches as best they may while the work goes on and others are getting ahead of them. Location: Bay St. Louis, Mississippi. Mar. 1911
3 Young Cutters
Three young cutters who work in Seacoast Canning Co., Factory #4. Ages 10 to 12. Work regularly. Location: Eastport, Maine. Aug 1911.
Young oyster shuckers. Location: Pass Christian, Mississippi. 1911.
Noon Hour--Indianapolis Cannery
Noon hour at An Indianapolis Cannery. Aug., 1908. Location: Indianapolis, Indiana.
Dunbar Cannery
Oyster shuckers in Dunbar Cannery. Location: Dunbar, Louisiana. Mar. 1911.
Tool--Butcher Knife
George Goodell, and butcher knife used by many children. Location: Eastport, Maine. August 1911.
Hulling Station
Another general view of the "hulling" station of A. J. Johnson at Seaford, Del. Location: Seaford, Delaware. May 1910.
Tending the Baby
Four-year-old Mary Davis, tending the sick baby when not working. Location: Dunbar, Louisiana. March 1911.
Alabama Canning Company
Little Nettie [?], a regular oyster-shucker in Alabama Canning Co. She speaks no English. Note the condition of her shoes, caused by standing on the rough shells so much, a common sight. Location: Bayou La Batre, Alabama. Feb. 1911.
Working the Capping Machine
Daisy Langford, 8 yrs. old works in Ross' canneries. She helps at the capping machine, but is not able to "keep up." She places caps on the cans at the rate of about 40 per minute working full time. This is her first season in the cannery. Location: Seaford, Delaware. June 1910.
Sardine Canneries
Shows the way they cut the fish in sardine canneries. Large, sharp knives are used, with a cutting and sometimes a chopping motion. The slippery floors and benches, and careless bumping into each other increase the liability to accident. "The salt gits in the cuts an' they ache." Location: Eastport, Maine. Aug. 1911.
Shrimp Pickers
A group of shrimp pickers in Peerless Oyster Co., working during the short noon recess. Many workers, including the children, utilize part of the lunch time this way, when there is a lunch time allowed. In many canneries, they snatch their lunches as best they may while the work goes on and others are getting ahead of them. Location: Bay St. Louis, Mississippi. Mar. 1911
3 Young Cutters
Three young cutters who work in Seacoast Canning Co., Factory #4. Ages 10 to 12. Work regularly. Location: Eastport, Maine. Aug 1911.